Rangers vs. Kings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 26

Both the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings are coming off a loss, heading into their matchup at Madison Square Garden on Monday at 7 p.m. ET. The Kings are underdogs on the road, at +114, and the Rangers are -135.

New York's last game was a 7-4 road loss against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 24. Dylan Garand took the loss in goal for the Rangers, making 17 saves and allowing five goals.

Los Angeles' most recent game was a road loss, 3-1, to the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 24. The Kings got one point apiece out of three skaters in that matchup, including Andre Lee (one assist) and Scott Laughton (one goal).

Get ready for this showdown with a look at who we project to emerge with the victory in Monday's game.

Rangers vs. Kings Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kings 4 - Rangers 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Rangers vs. Kings Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Rangers-Kings matchup.

• Favorite: Rangers (-135)
• Underdog: Kings (+114)

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have won 80.0% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (4-1).
• New York has won all three games when it played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• The Rangers have a 57.4% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• In eight of 13 matches this season, New York and its opponent have combined to finish above 5.5 goals.

Kings Betting Insights

• This season the Kings have won one of the seven games in which they've been an underdog.
• Los Angeles is 1-3 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Kings.
• Los Angeles has played three games this season with over 5.5 goals.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 41 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the ninth-highest scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Rangers are allowing 36 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank 16th in league action.
• Its goal differential (+5) makes the team 10th-best in the league.
• The seven power-play goals the Rangers have recorded this season rank 16th in the NHL (on 37 power-play chances).
• New York's 18.92% power-play conversion rate ranks 20th in the league.
• The two shorthanded goals the Rangers have scored this season rank fourth among NHL squads.
• New York has the league's second-best penalty-kill percentage (92.31%).
• New York has the sixth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 53.4%.
• The Rangers shoot 12.9% as a team (seventh in the league).

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles' 21 goals on the season (2.3 per game) rank 31st in the league.
• The Kings' total of 32 goals given up (3.6 per game) is seventh in the league.
• Its -11 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• The Kings have four power-play goals (28th in NHL) on 27 chances.
• Los Angeles has the NHL's 27th-ranked power-play percentage (14.81%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Kings have two.
• The 65.52% penalty-kill percentage of Los Angeles is 31st in the NHL.
• Los Angeles is 12th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51%).
• The 8.6% shooting percentage of the Kings is 29th in the league.